From: Tim Auton tim.auton@uton.[groupsex without the y on the end]
Date: 11/20/2003 2:21 AM Eastern Standard Time
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Gary Tait wrote:
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:38:16 +0000, Tim Auton tim.auton@uton.[group
sex without the y on the end] wrote:
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I don't know about the wire gauges used in household electrics, but
are you saying 110V kettles are no more than 1500W? Sheesh, no wonder
Americans don't drink tea

Something like that, as domestic outlets supply 1800W or so, and can
only be loaded to 80% of it's ampacity.

You can take my 3kW kettle from my cold, dead hand!


Tim

Outlaw kettles, and only outlaws will have kettles...